Yahoo! India Answers blog

We all love being able to ask questions and get answers about any topic and share knowledge and experiences with a simple click. Whether you’re answering questions or just browsing, there a many ways to contribute to improving the content on Answers.

How can I rate great questions?
Like some of the questions out there? Why not star them? Giving a star to good questions helps Answers promote the best content on the site.
When a question gets a star, it gets nominated to appear in the “Popular” list on the Answers home page.
The list showcases what users find the most interesting.
To ‘un-star’ a question, simply click the star icon.

How can I rate bad questions or answers?
Sometimes, you see answers you either really like or feel they are not helpful at all. Once you reach Level 2, you have the power to rate answers by clicking thumbs up or thumbs down in the action bar below . When you thumbs-down an answer we will hide it. Click Show to display it again. Use the Report Abuse link to report abusive questions and answers. Remember: give an answer thumbs down if you feel it is not helpful for the asker. Report an answer if it violates the Community Guidelines.

How can I comment on an answer?
When a Best Answer is chosen, you have the option of adding comments and rating the best answer after the question is resolved. Every time someone gives a thumbs up to your best answer, you automatically get an extra point. The maximum bonus points a Best Answer can accumulate is 50.

Have more questions? Leave us a comment and let us know!

The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week brings to you the best & biggest in Indian fashion. WIFW AW ‘09 unfurls the splendid collections of 102 designers on the runway and the exhibition area. With 34 shows 12 showings and 99 stalls, it offers six action-packed days of creativity aligned with business opportunities. All under one roof at the new five star venue InterContinental Eros. The clear goal is to promote and encourage designers grow their brands locally and internationally whilst developing strong links with the wider manufacturing and retail industries. This fashion week promises you six days of great business opportunities and absolute fashion.

Yahoo! India Answers is conducting a contest with profile WIFW wherein the following 5 new generation designers have asked you 5 questions on Fashion. The best 2 answers in the entire contest will win designer outfits designed by any of these 5 designers.

* Click here for Question from Ritesh Kumar
* Click here for Question from Jenjum & Jasleen
* Click here for Question from Pallavi Mohan
* Click here for Question from Jyotee Khaitan
* Click here for Question from Yuvraj Siddharth Nagpal

Before answering the questions, please read the Terms and Conditions for the contest and make sure you comply them before answering the questions under this contest.

Terms & Conditions

The contest shall be organized and conducted by Yahoo India Private Limited (“Yahoo! India”) and shall be open from 18th March 2009 to 27th March 2009 (both days inclusive) (“Contest Period”).

1.   The Contest is open only to citizens of India and eighteen (18) year or older at the time of participating in the Contest.

2.     To participate in the contest, the participants have to answer questions asked by the five designers of Wills Lifestyle India fashion week 09’ the names are Jyotee Khaitan, Jenjum/Jesleen, Pallavi Mohan, Ritesh Kumar, Yuvraj Siddharth Nagpal during the Contest Period. The participant can answer only once and edit his answer any number of times they want, but only the last entry received by Yahoo! India before the end of the Contest Period will be considered.

3.  Any entries for the contest after the date of the close of the Contest Period shall be invalid and such entries shall not be considered for the contest.

4.  Yahoo! India will choose 2 winners by choosing the 2 best answers out of the correct entries received within the Contest Period i.e. upto 23.59 p.m hours on 27th March 09 and the winners will be intimated via email on the email address submitted by the participant.

5.   The answers should not be abusive in nature and should adhere to answers community guidelines http://in.answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines.

6.    Each winner will get one “one outfit” each from any of the 5 designers whose question they have answered.  (The “Prize”).

7.    The Prize shall not be transferable/ redeemable for cash. No request shall be entertained by Yahoo! India in this behalf.

8.    Any statutory taxes, duties or levies as may be applicable from time to time, arising out/ in respect of such Prize, shall be payable by the winner of the respective prize.

9.    All costs and expenses for collecting the Prize shall be borne by the winner and no claim of whatsoever nature will be entertained by Yahoo! India in this regard.

10.    Yahoo! India shall not be liable for any loss, damage, theft, or any other mishap caused to the Prize after handing over the same to the winners of the contest.

11.    The winner or his/her legal heirs shall have no other rights or claims whatsoever against Yahoo! India.

12.    This contest is organized and conducted by Yahoo! India subject to the applicable laws in India. Yahoo! India or any of its affiliates, directors, employees and associates shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any misrepresentation, default or any act or omission in relation to this contest.

13.    Employees of Yahoo! India and/or their associate and affiliate companies/concerns, advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible for participating in the contest.

14.    In case of any dispute or difference in respect of this contest, the decision of Yahoo! India shall be final and binding on all concerned.

15.    The terms and conditions of this contest are subject to the laws of Republic of India. All disputes in respect of this contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court/s at Mumbai.

16.    Participation in this contest implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions of the contest.

17.    Yahoo! India reserves the right to alter the terms of this contest or terminate the contest at its own discretion and without prior notice to the participant and without incurring any liability whatsoever.

Show off your Fashion Quotient and answer all the questions asked in the contest. May the best answer win!!

Shefali Gaur
Community Manager – Yahoo! India Answers

Time flies when you’re having fun with Yahoo. It’s already been a year and a half since we’ve launched Community Moderation on Answers. Everyday trusted users work together to report and remove any content that violates the Community Guidelines and Yahoo! Terms of Service. Here is a nice refresher if you’d like to be part of our effective system.

How does Community Moderation work?

Before:

Any user could report abusive content on Answers. A Yahoo! employee then reviewed the report and decided whether to keep or to delete the content. This system is still in place.

Now:

Thanks to Community Moderation, our efforts to control abusive content on Answers have greatly increased. Once a report is submitted to Yahoo!, Community Moderation measures the reputation of both the reporter and the person being reported. The system then determines whether it can remove the reported item directly from the site based on community input or whether further review is needed.

How does the reputation system work?

You must be very familiar with the Community Guidelines in order to become one of our trusted Answers users. When you feel you have a good idea about what’s acceptable on Answers as you begin to report content, you will build a good reputation and gain influence. The more accurate reporting you do, the higher your reputation will become.

However, if you abuse Community Moderation, your reputation will suffer. With a low reputation, your power to report and remove potential abuse will be reduced, which could result in a suspension.

The community is very important to the Answers team: without it the site is nothing, so we have set up protection mechanisms to filter out specific targeting of one user by another. Similarly the system promotes accurate reporters, giving them more influence.

How does the appeal system work?

Although very effective, Community Moderation is not perfect. Incorrect reports will occasionally happen and some users will find there content erroneously deleted. If your question or answer is reported, we’ll send you an email stating that it has been removed. If you feel that the system was mistaken, first read the Community Guidelines to double-check. If you still think there’s a strong case, click on the “Appeal” link in the e-mail to submit an appeal. This will be reviewed by a Yahoo! employee. If we agree, your question or answer will reappear on Answers, and whoever reported you will have less influence when they report abuse in the future.

We highly encourage you to appeal if you’ve read the Community Guidelines and are sure your content has been removed in error. If your appeal is successful, not only will your content be reinstated but your reputation will be boosted and those that reported you will lose reputation. Of course, we would advise you not to appeal for the sake of appealing either. If your content truly deserved to be deleted, it is very unlikely we will put it back on the site just because you’ve appealed.

What to do if you report spam content?

Easy! Report an abuse and indicate that it’s spam. You might remember that we used to ask you to report Spam on the Forum. The Community Moderation system is faster and will help you improve your reputation if you report correctly, so reporting spam using the “Report abuse” button is beneficial for everyone.

That was an update on how it works. We hope you found this helpful! However, if you still have questions, please leave us a comment and we’ll be happy to assist!

Shefali Gaur
Community Manager – Yahoo! India Answers

Hello Answerers,

Are you an avid blogger? Well, then you might already know that you can add an answers box to it. We call it Yahoo! Builder. What? You didn’t know? Well worry not, that’s exactly what this is about. Yahoo! Builder is one of the features that Answers and Yahoo! have created for you. To use it, you just need to log into your Answers profile and find a box at the bottom of the page which looks like this:

If you click on it, you’ll be redirected to a page that’ll give you different options of modules and their codes to be included in your blog. Depending on the space available within your blog, your template, the colors you’ve chosen and what you like, you can choose the one that fits your blog and personality best. Modules are available on JavaScript, Flash and HTML. Each of them is different and has special features:

JavaScript Module:

This module looks like this in its simplest version. It’s the one I like best because it’s easy to customize with color, width, font type, size and content. Say that the focus of your blog is music, with this template you can choose to display questions on that specific topic or with particular keywords to ensure that your Answers module will be in tune with your blog. Once you’ve tailored it to your liking, you just need to use the code we’ll provide and add it to your blog. ¡It’s easy!

Flash Module:

This module updates itself in real time and shows the questions you’ve asked in Answers, making it easy for your readers to reply to them in a fast and comfortable manner. It provides you with another way of surrounding yourself with the people you choose, since it’ll be another way of showing Answers to those who share your interests and will help you keep those you care for around to answer your questions, support you within the community and create content that appeals to you.

HTML Module:

This is the simplest module we have; it’s small and you could say that it’s a direct link from your blog to Answers. You can add it wherever you want, and you can tell anyone who navigates your site to join Yahoo! Answers and answer your questions. It’s up to you, so what are you waiting for? Tell your friends and readers about it and get the best answers to all your questions!

Already have it? Or perhaps what you’re still missing is a blog for you to customize and add your very own Answers module. If that’s the case, don’t worry. That’s another topic we’ll discuss some other time so that you too will be able to show off what you’ve been doing on Answers all around the net. If you’re already a blogger, then it’s time for you to try out how these modules and how easy it is to create them. Remember, all you have to do is log into your profile and all the instructions you need will be waiting for you.

Let me know how it went!

Shefali Gaur
Community Manager – Yahoo! India Answers